yatter

[ yat-er ]

verb (used without object)
  1. to chatter or jabber.

noun
  1. chatter; idle talk.

Origin of yatter

1
1865–70; perhaps ya(p) + (cha)tter

Words Nearby yatter

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How to use yatter in a sentence

  • They will be out talk-talking, yatter-yattering when the kye are being milked in the morning.

    The Dew of Their Youth | S. R. Crockett
  • I replied, for the woman's yatter, yatter easily vexed me, being still weak.

    The Men of the Moss-Hags | S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for yatter

yatter

/ (ˈjætə, Scottish ˈjɑtər) Scot /


verb(intr)
  1. to talk at length; chatter

noun
  1. continuous chatter

Origin of yatter

1
of imitative origin

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